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mugabe was named a u.n. leader for tourism by the u.n. world trade organization iran sits on the un commission on the status of women. formerly chaired a joint board of the window and programs in the u.n. population fund. saudi arabia is a member of the executive board of the u.n. women. i am not making this up. you cannot. i mean, that is a concern. there has been some international debate in discourse about having a world organization based upon shared values. democracy, freedom, rule of law. things that would make this process a little bit easier. than trying to negotiate with do totalitarian regimes twho not have the best interest of free discourse and exchanges of views and ideas and the areas. i appreciate you raising this concern and making sure that we are all in. it and prepared to keep this great architecture. i took a picture of you all when we started. i tweet let a lot of people. you know, i did the headline of the hearing. thi said, if it is not broken, o not fix it. the system has worked. there is some tinkering that some o
mugabe was named a u.n. leader for tourism by the u.n. world trade organization iran sits on the un commission on the status of women. formerly chaired a joint board of the window and programs in the u.n. population fund. saudi arabia is a member of the executive board of the u.n. women. i am not making this up. you cannot. i mean, that is a concern. there has been some international debate in discourse about having a world organization based upon shared values. democracy, freedom, rule of law....
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. >> u.n. member states have not been able to agree on definition of terrorism. >> definition of terrorism is very difficult thing. >> my own view quite frankly, terrorism is like pornography, you know what you see it. >> we have a defending right here. >> you can take it to them and show the general assembly. >> i'm sure they know the webster defending and it appears in other dictionaries. >> problem is defending that can be agreed to by everyone. >> webster's can do it. >> i don't know, if that is webster's. >>> joining me is the creator of you and me. i enjoyed the film but it was disturbing. you got the united nations that can't even define terrorism. our president goes to the u.n. and doesn't mention it but we got a dead ambassador to show for is be a undefineable cause. >> i tried to spoon feed it to the guy with dictionary. >> what was it that motivated to take on the united nations? >> it's interesting. there was a moment. i was sitting at home. i was watching a michael moore movie. i c
. >> u.n. member states have not been able to agree on definition of terrorism. >> definition of terrorism is very difficult thing. >> my own view quite frankly, terrorism is like pornography, you know what you see it. >> we have a defending right here. >> you can take it to them and show the general assembly. >> i'm sure they know the webster defending and it appears in other dictionaries. >> problem is defending that can be agreed to by everyone....
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in addition to emergency aid, u.n. secretary-general moon said a top priority for the international community should be promoting sustainable development that will provide long-term help for poor countries. governor romney sounded similar themes that former president bill clinton. he urged a re-examination of temporary foreign aid. >> we can employ people for a time, but can't sustain the economy for a long term. it can't pull the whole cart, because at some point the money runs out. an assistance program that helps unleash free enterprise can create enduring prosperity. >> the calls at the u.n. for outlawing offensive speech produces strong defenses of such speech not only by president obama but also from leaders in the american muslim community. i want to explore that with kim lawton managing editor of the program and the director of the muslim office of the public affairs council. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> how are you american muslims trying it to persuade other muslims around the world that putting any
in addition to emergency aid, u.n. secretary-general moon said a top priority for the international community should be promoting sustainable development that will provide long-term help for poor countries. governor romney sounded similar themes that former president bill clinton. he urged a re-examination of temporary foreign aid. >> we can employ people for a time, but can't sustain the economy for a long term. it can't pull the whole cart, because at some point the money runs out. an...
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hour the lectern at the u.n. general assembly will belong to one of the world's most device sieve leaders. the brez of ghana. the person i'm peeking of none other than mahmoud amadinejad. you've heard of him. he's about to make his final address as the president of iran. it is not going to be standing room only especially since the u.s. delegation has just decided that it's going to boycott the whole process. not walk out, don't even walk in in the first place. here is the explanation that the u.s. delegation gave us. i'm going to read verbatim. spokeswoman erin pelton says i quote, mr. amadinejad once again uses his trip of the u.n. not to address the legitimate aspirations of the iranian people but to spout paranoid theories and repulsive slurs against israel. does not seem to be much need to read between any of those lines. in the past years western and israeli envoys have decided to come in but then do this walk right out again once amadinejad speaks. this was the scene in 2009. there they go. up and out. the
hour the lectern at the u.n. general assembly will belong to one of the world's most device sieve leaders. the brez of ghana. the person i'm peeking of none other than mahmoud amadinejad. you've heard of him. he's about to make his final address as the president of iran. it is not going to be standing room only especially since the u.s. delegation has just decided that it's going to boycott the whole process. not walk out, don't even walk in in the first place. here is the explanation that the...
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is aghast that president obama wouldn't meet with the u.n. leaders. one after another they're coming out. i want to correct something i said yesterday. i said "60 minutes" should have demanded to see president obama after the september 12 interview before it ran on "60 minutes." i'm changing my mind. obama team should have asked to go back and do an interview, because now what they did, what they've done is not knowing what happened on september 11 in libya, or knowing and covering it up, now they have a situation where the president calls it a bump in the road. >> bob: i was thrown out of the georgetown cocktail circle. >> eric: stay on bump in the road. did he say something outrageous to keep the focus on -- >> bob: listen, we said this over and over again. the more you spend time not talking about the economy the better is it for barack obama. >> andrea: i think he had to say "bump in the road" knowing that the media wouldn't cover it. but two, saying anything else makes it clear it was a successful terrorist attack on 9/11 under his watch. he can'
is aghast that president obama wouldn't meet with the u.n. leaders. one after another they're coming out. i want to correct something i said yesterday. i said "60 minutes" should have demanded to see president obama after the september 12 interview before it ran on "60 minutes." i'm changing my mind. obama team should have asked to go back and do an interview, because now what they did, what they've done is not knowing what happened on september 11 in libya, or knowing and...
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while the u.n. is not perfect, it delivers real results for every american taxpayer by advancing global stability. the benefits are not always obvious to the casual observer but the u.n. is so fundamental to our efforts overseas that did it did not already exist we would have to create it. through our membership in the u.n. we have met the response to emerging challenges and global crisis with the added resources, expertise and international legitimacy of the u.n. membership in the u.n. makes our country more secure and more prosperous. and it supports u.s. efforts to advance democracy, u.s. rights, health and development. i look forward to hearing from you about how the president's budget requests will promote our national interests and maintain u.s. global leadership through our continued work with the united nations. specifically, i hope you will address how the u.n. is working to address the violence in syria. iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. efforts by the palestinians to seek statehood outsi
while the u.n. is not perfect, it delivers real results for every american taxpayer by advancing global stability. the benefits are not always obvious to the casual observer but the u.n. is so fundamental to our efforts overseas that did it did not already exist we would have to create it. through our membership in the u.n. we have met the response to emerging challenges and global crisis with the added resources, expertise and international legitimacy of the u.n. membership in the u.n. makes...
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this is for foreign policy geeks, the u.n. general assembly is a foreign policy super bowl in its own right. it was a speech. it wasn't a huge speech. he's not spends a local of time there this week. he's very much in election mode. he's really passing through. he had, you know, earlier remarks with them and beyoban a >> the word at least was make this a account do no harm" speech but the president did take some risks directing a harder line at iran if you can call it that. >> yeah. i think he may have been responding to some of the criticisms. i don't think that that's a worry. you can see the president is doing pretty well in a very tough and very sensitive situation over the past few weeks. still it's a sensitive situation and a sensitive speech. >> we're going to get that bill clinton sound bite on. he was on morning joe this morning. in the meantime let me bring in nationally syndicated talk show host who's also an msnbc contributor. michael, i have to wonder. when you look at the most popular stories today, it it is ref
this is for foreign policy geeks, the u.n. general assembly is a foreign policy super bowl in its own right. it was a speech. it wasn't a huge speech. he's not spends a local of time there this week. he's very much in election mode. he's really passing through. he had, you know, earlier remarks with them and beyoban a >> the word at least was make this a account do no harm" speech but the president did take some risks directing a harder line at iran if you can call it that. >>...
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so what do you think of all that says about the u.n. and the role of the u.n. is playing right i mean we saw a lot of people even with iraq when the u.s. decided to go around the u.n. say that this is completely undermining what the u.n. is it's going to say that really has no credibility anymore and yet you can say that we also see some shifting global dynamics here in south pointing to the fact that in the past if you vote alongside with you know what the u.s. might want then you might get some good aid packages out of it but that neither china nor russia as is fairly need that anymore and they're willing to you know to assert that and the influence that they have what i'd say two things here i mean one is that this idea of responsibility to protect that the u.n. would step in to protect civilians even while not i'm willing itself in the ultimate political resolution of accomplished i think that was a very very important idea that's been badly wounded by by the libyan example and so i think that promising role has been question really but secondly i i wouldn'
so what do you think of all that says about the u.n. and the role of the u.n. is playing right i mean we saw a lot of people even with iraq when the u.s. decided to go around the u.n. say that this is completely undermining what the u.n. is it's going to say that really has no credibility anymore and yet you can say that we also see some shifting global dynamics here in south pointing to the fact that in the past if you vote alongside with you know what the u.s. might want then you might get...
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but the u.n. is so fundamental to our efforts overseas, if it did not already exist, we would have to create it. to through our membership in the u.n. we augment the response to the global changes and cry ses with global resources, expertise and legitimacy of the u.n. membership of the u.n. makes our country more secure and more prosperous and it supports u.s. efforts to advance democracy, human rights, health and development. i look forward to hearing from you about how the president's budget request will promote our national interests and maintain u.s. global leadership through our continued work with the united nations. specifically, i hope you will address how the u.n. is working to address the violence in syria. i hope you will highlight both successes that you have had over the past year as well as strategies for overcoming continued challenges. last year you spoke about reforms the u.s. is pushing at the u.n. including increased budget discipline, improved transparency, and better protectio
but the u.n. is so fundamental to our efforts overseas, if it did not already exist, we would have to create it. to through our membership in the u.n. we augment the response to the global changes and cry ses with global resources, expertise and legitimacy of the u.n. membership of the u.n. makes our country more secure and more prosperous and it supports u.s. efforts to advance democracy, human rights, health and development. i look forward to hearing from you about how the president's budget...
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all right guys the u.n. general assembly is finally coming to a close it's been a long week we've seen everything from a store called first speech by egypt's new president mohamed morsi to of course that infamous red line break down from israeli prime minister netanyahu but is it all just diplomatic theater or really is there ever any substance to it all here to break down the u.n. g.a. highlights and more i'm joined by our two correspondent on the stasi of church going to from our new york studio honestly let's start off by talking about you know the highlight of yesterday's u.n. g.a. of course bibi netanyahu point out that bomb chart essentially it was a low grade cartoon museum to explain how serious wrongs nuclear capacity is and i kind of wanted to show this tweet from journalist jeffrey goldberg of the atlantic which said none of this bomb cartoon is the middle east equivalent of clint eastwood's chair i mean when i see something like this. of rumsfeld putting out those those charts saying that this is
all right guys the u.n. general assembly is finally coming to a close it's been a long week we've seen everything from a store called first speech by egypt's new president mohamed morsi to of course that infamous red line break down from israeli prime minister netanyahu but is it all just diplomatic theater or really is there ever any substance to it all here to break down the u.n. g.a. highlights and more i'm joined by our two correspondent on the stasi of church going to from our new york...
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also w as the u.n. have to take some of the blame because we have not lowered ex-peck takeses, creating the impression we are here to save people. even when we have very limited resources. we have to be very clear with the population and the countries we enter what we can do and what we cannot do >> brown: let me turn to syria. you served as a special envoy. you forgedded a proposal that was never carried ow. you left expressing great frustration about the syrian government, the opposition and notably the international community. >> i think we knew the syrian situation was complex. there were lots of divisions. particularly on the side of the opposition. we also know that there were divisions in the region that we needed to try and bridge. but above all i told the council members it's a tough job. i'm going to try... it can perhaps be done if you stand united and work with me in putting sustained pressure on the protagonists or the parties to come together and seek a political settlement. they all indic
also w as the u.n. have to take some of the blame because we have not lowered ex-peck takeses, creating the impression we are here to save people. even when we have very limited resources. we have to be very clear with the population and the countries we enter what we can do and what we cannot do >> brown: let me turn to syria. you served as a special envoy. you forgedded a proposal that was never carried ow. you left expressing great frustration about the syrian government, the...
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diplomats and u.n. diplomats suspect, which is the greater concern right now, the lack of sanctions on the u.n. or the possible presence and misuse of the chemical weapons? >> well, actually, i'll choose a third category. it's not so much the lack of sanctions, if sir why is falling apart, because sanctions were supposed to hasten that process. it's really the fear of all the different kinds of chaos that could happen. chemical weapons, use of chemical weapons, the disappearance of those chemical weapons sort of being front and center this week. but that uprising in syria has been going on for about 16 months. it's been going on for a very long time. this was probably the most violent and damaging week of the whole thing. more than 500 people killed. the conflict came into the heart of damascus, which had mostly been spared until now and went into the heart of the jeem. a bombing apparently in a conference room in the government's national security headquarters that claimed not only the life of the defe
diplomats and u.n. diplomats suspect, which is the greater concern right now, the lack of sanctions on the u.n. or the possible presence and misuse of the chemical weapons? >> well, actually, i'll choose a third category. it's not so much the lack of sanctions, if sir why is falling apart, because sanctions were supposed to hasten that process. it's really the fear of all the different kinds of chaos that could happen. chemical weapons, use of chemical weapons, the disappearance of those...
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mission in libya terrorism in the u.n. speech. the g.o.p. candidate saying that the obama white house has not come clean on what really happened in benghazi. while the president did not hold individual meetings with heads of state, his appearance on the talk show "the view" raised eyebrows today. mitt romney trying to draw a contrast between his foreign policy and president obama. both men spoke to the audience at the bill clinton global initiative today hosted by the former president. and we'll find out just how valuable it is to be a graduate of guantanamo bay. all that plus a foreign policy panel. "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ >> greg: i work out to that. remember mtv "rock the vote"? it's back with a new ad featuring mylus syrus. >> we will stand our grand. >> we will be brave. >> brave. >> brave. >> we will be heard. >> we will. >> we will. >> we will organize. >> we will vote. >> because we matter. >> because you matter. >> greg: no, you don't. y
mission in libya terrorism in the u.n. speech. the g.o.p. candidate saying that the obama white house has not come clean on what really happened in benghazi. while the president did not hold individual meetings with heads of state, his appearance on the talk show "the view" raised eyebrows today. mitt romney trying to draw a contrast between his foreign policy and president obama. both men spoke to the audience at the bill clinton global initiative today hosted by the former...
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the u.n. general assembly is in full throttle this week bringing to the stage the leaders who could together decide the fate of middle eastern stability today we hear from president obama and tomorrow we'll hear from both iran's awkward energy and egypt's first democratically elected leader mohamed morsi it's very powerful international stage indeed but rhetoric aside are there consistent underlying factors that will completely undermine a lasting peace joining me now to discuss more about foreign policy and how could impact the potential for positive u.s. relations with the middle east and joined by the director of new internationalism project at the institute for policy studies phyllis bennis thanks for coming on good to be with you today so we just saw netanyahu kind of making the talk show circuit really with some hard rhetoric about how the u.s. needs to elect a leader that takes a red line with iran's nuclear capabilities and kind of dove tailing off of that i want to play just a clip fr
the u.n. general assembly is in full throttle this week bringing to the stage the leaders who could together decide the fate of middle eastern stability today we hear from president obama and tomorrow we'll hear from both iran's awkward energy and egypt's first democratically elected leader mohamed morsi it's very powerful international stage indeed but rhetoric aside are there consistent underlying factors that will completely undermine a lasting peace joining me now to discuss more about...
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let them take over the u.n. because nobody can do a worse job than the u.n. now. he's crazy. >> andrea: i like that. move it to indian reservation. >> dana: congress can't agree on anything. no member would meet with him. what do you think of that bipartisanship? >> eric: this is ridiculous. i read the story, where am i going with this. why is this that the u.n. suggesting we -- how about the u.n. figure out international problems? >> bob: the united states supreme court rule. and it's not just the tribal land. this is spiritual sand. >> dana: sacred land. >> bob: sacred land. they absolutely should get it back. we had a treaty, as usual, the white man broke the treaty and threw the indians -- >> andrea: the supreme court ruled to compensate them for the land and indians wouldn't take the money. >> bob: they want the land back. it's their secret land. you could still have mount rushmore and people can visit. >> dana: i credit obama administration trying to bring this lawsuit to settlement. noaa similar thing going on with palestine. >> bob: that is changing the su
let them take over the u.n. because nobody can do a worse job than the u.n. now. he's crazy. >> andrea: i like that. move it to indian reservation. >> dana: congress can't agree on anything. no member would meet with him. what do you think of that bipartisanship? >> eric: this is ridiculous. i read the story, where am i going with this. why is this that the u.n. suggesting we -- how about the u.n. figure out international problems? >> bob: the united states supreme court...
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he has a flirtation with a left that rejects him and he becomes a u.n. diplomat, a and presides over negotiations between israel and its arab attackers in 1948 and 49. there was a nobel peace prize in 1950. the committee is very keen on learning the new united nations giving it a boost and saying the u.n. should be of the disputes coming and he was the first non-white recipient to the nobel peace prize for those keeping score. >> host: he jumps out from the pages of the book a little bit and there were several figures like this has the one who was prominent but not free well remembered today reflecting on him of that which is one of the great things of the book. >> guest: made mistakes but a smart cookie and all-american. >> host: you talk about this one more controversial -- can you talk about that? >> guest: in january 1973, kissinger, the security adviser and the north vietnamese emissaries' sign the agreement that's supposed to be a truce to the war and the immediately violate. the committee gives the prize and he's now the secretary of state in the
he has a flirtation with a left that rejects him and he becomes a u.n. diplomat, a and presides over negotiations between israel and its arab attackers in 1948 and 49. there was a nobel peace prize in 1950. the committee is very keen on learning the new united nations giving it a boost and saying the u.n. should be of the disputes coming and he was the first non-white recipient to the nobel peace prize for those keeping score. >> host: he jumps out from the pages of the book a little bit...
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not to give the u.n. the power to control the internet can you tell us more about this well us certainly liz we've had in september we've seen the senate. resolution begging really for the u.s. government to not let the this you one body control the internet and try to bring in to force any sort of documents like this and yesterday we saw the u.s. house of representatives vote unanimously for a resolution asking the u.s. government to not let the u.n. have control over the internet three hundred ninety seven votes against zero but you know some people are saying that while congress is saying oh we just want to make sure the internet is free their excuse is you know the internet has to be free from government control critics are saying let's look at the bigger picture it's quite likely that congress is more interested in not letting any sort of international body get involved in something that it could have power by itself at home and the i.t. you has been saying to the u.s. relax this is really something
not to give the u.n. the power to control the internet can you tell us more about this well us certainly liz we've had in september we've seen the senate. resolution begging really for the u.s. government to not let the this you one body control the internet and try to bring in to force any sort of documents like this and yesterday we saw the u.s. house of representatives vote unanimously for a resolution asking the u.s. government to not let the u.n. have control over the internet three...
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he goes to the u.n. and says video, video, video, video after his own people before he went to the u.n. had begun to acknowledge that it was a terrorist attack. that to me is disingenuous. frankly what is puzzling is what they could possibly have thought they would gain by going through this. i think that just reinforces the incompetent component. >> greta: you know, i've been to think what could possibly be the explanation, because, i mean, it is bizarre that the american people weren't told. i mean, everybody was sort of suspicious, you know, because of when it happened, although, you know, the facts may bear out something different, but naturally it looked like it from the get-go. i'm wondering if there's a political advantage, that he thinks it's better if we think al-qaeda is pretty much finished and have al-qaeda rear its ugly ahead even as a relationship to this group, if that's politically unattractive, i mean that is a possibility? >> greta, i have no idea what this president does or doesn't --
he goes to the u.n. and says video, video, video, video after his own people before he went to the u.n. had begun to acknowledge that it was a terrorist attack. that to me is disingenuous. frankly what is puzzling is what they could possibly have thought they would gain by going through this. i think that just reinforces the incompetent component. >> greta: you know, i've been to think what could possibly be the explanation, because, i mean, it is bizarre that the american people weren't...
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the images are from eastern syria where u.n. observers found the bodies of 138 people handcuffed, blindfolded shot execution style. nbc cannot verify the authenticity of this video but its eamerican jens only days after the massacre in houla is fueling concern over the growing crisis. a men mo ha dean is live in cairo. we know that kofi annan has left damascus, he and his team briefing the u.n. security council. they've had a lengthy meeting today in new york going on at this hour. what can the administration do? does it have to now take more action because nothing that kofi annan has done seems to work. >> u.n. officials ho have been briefing the security council members say that the opposition is not going to give up its demands for change but they are saying the only way that's going to happen now is through political discussion. that is one of the six points of the kofi annan peace plan. there is supposed to be a cessation of violence that would ultimately pave the way for the opposition and government to enter into some typ
the images are from eastern syria where u.n. observers found the bodies of 138 people handcuffed, blindfolded shot execution style. nbc cannot verify the authenticity of this video but its eamerican jens only days after the massacre in houla is fueling concern over the growing crisis. a men mo ha dean is live in cairo. we know that kofi annan has left damascus, he and his team briefing the u.n. security council. they've had a lengthy meeting today in new york going on at this hour. what can the...
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all this is happening during a u.n.-sponsored trips. the government says army attacks never stopped. the rebels say they are under constant pressure from the regime. they are surrounded. in the middle of what is supposed to be a cease-fire, these men have been battling with a tank all morning. they have pushed back the government forces about 100 meters. the rebels insist they have backed the u.n. peace plan. he tells me the soldiers still serving the syrian army are our brothers, our relatives. we hope the u.n. plan succeeds because of downed the regime will fall without further bloodshed. that may be the hope, but this is the daily routine. just around the corner, a family. the father is too afraid of the rest to show his face. -- the arrest to show his face. it is very difficult, he says, the shelling of day and night. we have nowhere else to go. we submit ourselves to god. you are always waiting for the next shell. they fall every few minutes. and they are getting closer. the rebels cannot match the army's heavy weapons. towns like
all this is happening during a u.n.-sponsored trips. the government says army attacks never stopped. the rebels say they are under constant pressure from the regime. they are surrounded. in the middle of what is supposed to be a cease-fire, these men have been battling with a tank all morning. they have pushed back the government forces about 100 meters. the rebels insist they have backed the u.n. peace plan. he tells me the soldiers still serving the syrian army are our brothers, our...
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global representatives said the u.n. failed to agree on a way forward. >> well, let's get more on our main story and the consequences of the latest violence in afghanistan. this is a political commentator and writer for the blog afghanistan analysis. he joins me now from our washington studio. welcome and thank you very much for joining us on bbc news. i just wanted to get your reaction to the comments made by barack obama within the last few hours saying that they will not be hurried into troop withdrawal from afghanistan. do you believe that sentiment can stay as he has intended it to? >> i think there is some domestic pressure on president obama in the wake of these incidents, but i think it's politically prudent for him not to make any hasty decisions for the afghan withdrawal because of the upcoming nato is summit in chicago on may 16 and because some of the plans for the withdrawal begin in 2013, mid 2013 are going to be decided at this event. also, because given the uncertain situation in afghanistan, the state of
global representatives said the u.n. failed to agree on a way forward. >> well, let's get more on our main story and the consequences of the latest violence in afghanistan. this is a political commentator and writer for the blog afghanistan analysis. he joins me now from our washington studio. welcome and thank you very much for joining us on bbc news. i just wanted to get your reaction to the comments made by barack obama within the last few hours saying that they will not be hurried...
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the u.n. admitting it's being played in syria. the killing stops when u.n. observers goes in and starts up again when they live. i'll speak to senator john mccain next. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male...
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>> greta: president obama hit up the u.n. general assembly today, but you can count on one hand how many world leaders he met with today. that number he met with privately is zero. could snubbing world leaders hurt him with voters? we're back with our political panel. does it really make any difference do you think politically whether he meets with world leaders or not this week? >> well, it clearly has given how much attention this has gotten. i don't know if the obama campaign was anticipating that this would become such a big deal. i think that president obama thinks that he's sort of wins on foreign policy against romney, and he doesn't really draw more attention to all the unrest in the middle east that's going on right now, but, you know, pairing his visit with going on "the view" obviously was really bad optics. the campaign is sort of trying to backtrack that, saying it was a scheduling matter, both events were in new york, so he tried to be efficient with his time. it's sort of just a lose-lose situation for him. if
>> greta: president obama hit up the u.n. general assembly today, but you can count on one hand how many world leaders he met with today. that number he met with privately is zero. could snubbing world leaders hurt him with voters? we're back with our political panel. does it really make any difference do you think politically whether he meets with world leaders or not this week? >> well, it clearly has given how much attention this has gotten. i don't know if the obama campaign was...